Power pooling

A trio of Alaska’s largest electric utilities announced an agreement Monday to start operating more as one. Matanuska Electric Association, Anchorage’s Municipal Light & Power, and Chugach Electric Association submitted a new power pooling and joint dispatch agreement (Docket No.: I-15-001) to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska on January 30 that could cumulatively save between $12 million and $16 million annually, according to utility leaders, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported.